Fastening means for skates



Nov. 11,1941. D. B. KING 2,262,006

FASTENING MEANS FOR SKATES Filed Jan. 5, 1940 INVENTOR. Jana/v.3 4W1 Patented Nov. 11, 194i UNlT-ED STATE FASTENING MEANS FOR SKATES Donald B. King, Detroit, Mich.

Application January 5, 1940, Serial No. 312,568

Claims.

The present invention relates to fastening means for skates and while, in its preferred form, it relates specifically to roller skates, it is not limited thereto but may, with minor modification be applied to ice skates.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a, fastening means which may be operated easily and quickly without a key either to fasten the skates upon the wearers foot or to unfasten the same.

Another object is fastening means which can not work loose from vibration during use.

Still another object is fastening means substitutible for the corresponding parts of many skates now in use to thereby attain advantages not present in the conventional fastening means.

Other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal central vertical section of the front end of a skate and the fastening means.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Figures 3 and 4 are perspective views of details of the construction.

In the drawing there is shown the front portion, including the rollers, of a skate conventional in construction except for the fastening means. The rear end of the skate (not shown) may be of the usual heel seat and strap construction.

In the portion shown, the top plate carries the usual longitudinal channel member or members ll serving to connect the front and rear portions and provide means for adjusting the length in the well known manner. The top plate 10 also has fixed to it the bracket assembly [2 terminating in a sleeve I3 through which extends a pin or shaft l4 upon the ends of which are mounted the rollers l5.

Forward of the bracket assembly l2, the top plate is provided with the customary rivets 20 serving to support slidingly in the usual manner, the sole clamping members 2| and centered between these rivets 20 is the clamp screw support 22, these parts being all of conventional construction.

Instead, however, of the usual screw element for drawing the clamps 2| together a modified form of screw is used.

As indicated, the screw 25 is provided with oppositely threaded and portions, as is conventional, but the reduced portion 26 in the center is somewhat longer and fixed to the screw at one end of the reduced portion is a ratchet wheel 21 having straight sided teeth. This screw is placed in the notch of support 22 with the wheel 21 at one side thereof and with the operating lever 30 between the wheel 21 and support 22.

This lever 30 is shown in detail in Figure 4 and comprises an eye portion 30A in which the opening 303 is elongated. It also is provided with a laterally extending lug 30C and handle portion 30D, the lever being preferably made by stamping a flat sheet metal blank and forming the handle 30D and. lug 30C by bending these portions to a position at right angles to the plane of the eye portion 30A. The screw 25 passes through the eye 30B and this, being elongated, permits moving the lever lengthwise to allow engagement and disengagement of the lug 30C with the teeth of wheel 28. The wheel 21 and lever 30 thus form a two-way ratchet.

It is obvious that through the operation of the lever 30 the screw 25 may be rotated in either direction and that, when these are in engagement and the lever maintained against movement, the screw cannot be rotated.

In order to hold the lever 30 against movement and to prevent its falling down and interfering with the skate operation, any suitable means may be used, but it is preferred to use the spring device shown in Figure 3. This spring device 35 consists of an open sleeve portion 35A adapted to embrace the skate sleeve l3 and has extending therefrom two spring tongues 35B notched and tapered as shown to receive the handle portion 30D of lever 30.

Now, having described the invention and its preferred embodiment, what is claimed is:

1. In a skate having slidably mounted sole clamping elements provided with perforated tapped lugs, means for moving said elements to and from sole clamping position, said means consisting of a screw oppositely threaded on its end portions and threaded into said lugs and two-way ratchet means for rotating said screw, said ratchet means including a lever mounted on said skate.

2. In a skate having slidably mounted sole clamping elements provided with perforated tapped lugs, means for moving said elements to and from sole clamping position, said means consisting of a screw oppositely threaded on its end portions and threaded into said lugs, a ratchet wheel fixed to said screw, and a ratchet actuating lever pivoted upon said screw and movable to engage and disengage said wheel.

3. In a skate having slidably mounted sole clamping elements provided with perforated tapped lugs, means for moving said elements to and from sole clamping position, said means consisting of a screw oppositely threaded on its end portions and threaded into said lugs, two-way ratchet means for rotating said screw, said ratchet means including a lever mounted on said skate, and releasable means for holding said lever in an inoperable position.

4. In a skate having slidably mounted sole clamping elements provided with perforated tapped lugs, means for moving said elements to and from sole clamping position, said means consisting of a screw oppositely threaded on its end portions and threaded into said lugs, a

ratchet wheel fixed to said screw, means mounted.

on said skate for actuating said wheel, and releasable means for holding said actuating means in an inoperable position.

5. In a skate having slidably mounted sole clamping elements provided with perforated 

